Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Goldman Loses Its ‘Queen of Commodities’ Marking End of an Era – Bloomberg
- The 130-Year-Old Bankruptcy That Created a $5 Billion Oil Giant – Bloomberg
- Exchange operator CME is going deeper into cryptocurrencies – Business Insider
- Lies, Damn Lies and Inflation – WSJ
- FedEx’s Smith Sees Blockchain as `Next Frontier’ for Logistics – Bloomberg
- Musk Says He’s ‘Flattening’ Tesla Structure With Defections Mounting – Bloomberg
- Managing the Risks of a Rising Dollar, by Mohamed A. El-Erian – CNBC
- What is the future of blockchain? – ZD Net
- Steve Eisman of ‘The Big Short’ Bashes Cryptocurrency: ‘I Don’t See the Purpose of It’ – WSJ
- Ackerman’s Take: Bond Sales a Bit More Transparent – WSJ
- Managing the Risks of a Rising Dollar, by Mohamed A. El-Erian – Project Syndicate
- Wall Street Is Getting In On the House Flipping Game – WSJ
- Bond Market Bets on U.S. Growth Over Europe – WSJ
- Cryptocurrencies’ challenge to central banks – VOX
Americas:
- Medical Mystery: Something Happened to U.S. Health Spending After 1980 – NY Times
- Two Canadian Companies Are Merging in the Biggest Weed Deal Ever – Bloomberg
- Thieves suck millions out of Mexican banks in transfer heist – Reuters
- Cruelty is the defining characteristic of Donald Trump’s politics and policy – VOX
- Consumers Skip More High-Rate Auto Payments Than During Crisis – Bloomberg
- Hedge fund managers are mad Republicans didn’t give them a bigger tax cut – VOX
- Disarray Plagues U.S. Companies’ Efforts to Win Tariff Exemptions – NY Times
- U.S. Retreat From Trade Deals Poses a New Threat to Dollar – WSJ
Europe:
- EU Sees $23.5 Billion in Revenue From Financial-Transaction Tax – Bloomberg
- Tesla Bursts Into Flames After “Violent Crash” In Switzerland, Killing Driver Trapped Inside – Zero Hedge
- The Ink Is Almost Dry on Italy’s 15% Flat Tax Rate – Bloomberg
- Italy’s populist parties close to forming government – FT
- Ireland Exports its Leprechaun – Council on Foreign Relations
- Brexit seen threatening UK links in EU supply chain – Reuters
- Oslo thaws on UK joining EEA after Brexit – FT
Asia:
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- Trump Indonesia project is latest stop on China’s Belt and Road – SCMP
- In India, Facebook’s WhatsApp Plays Central Role in Elections – NY Times
- U.S., China Discussing Deal on ZTE, Agricultural Tariffs – WSJ
- Trump’s grand bargain on China – Axios
- Trump’s hardline supporters sound alarm on his China moves – Axios
- China’s customs says has stepped up inspections of U.S. pork imports – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- ‘National disgrace’: cost of housing driving up child poverty rates – The Guardian
- Cashless welfare card causing ‘horrible’ financial stress, more dependence, participants say – ABC
- Homelessness: Australia’s shameful story of policy complacency and failure continues – The Conversation
- Why we should be boosting ABC funding, not cutting it – The New Daily
- Majority of voters oppose budget cut to ABC funding – poll – The Guardian
- It’s no surprise emissions keep going up. There’s no price on carbon – The Guardian
- ‘Dangerous times’: Police to have new powers to check IDs at airports – The SMH
- Almost half of Australian big business moving to renewables – The Guardian
- Australia’s energy watchdog will investigate suspicions that electricity networks and gas pipelines have overcharged consumers by $400 million a year to cover their corporate tax bills – The SMH
- Current emissions trajectory means we won’t meet Paris Targets – The SMH
- Turnbull dismisses Howard’s call to defund schools that make sex education mandatory – The Guardian
- “Banking Bad” – 4 years ago Four Corners looked into shady practices at Commbank – ABC
- It pays well, but many FIFO workers wear ‘golden handcuffs’ – The SMH
- Australia has several visas designed to bring skilled migrants to the bush – but many leave for the cities once they secure a permanent place – SBS
- Victoria to impose 8% tax on online betting agencies – The Guardian
- Government to probe power price gouging – SBS
- Inside Australia’s fastest growing major religion – SBS
- The rapidly disappearing subsidies for wind and solar in Australia – Renew Economy
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Budget 2018: What you need to know before Thursday – Interest.co.nz
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